Maintal is the second largest town of the Main-Kinzig district, in Hesse, Germany. It is situated on the river Main, between Frankfurt am Main and Hanau.
Maintal | |
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 Coat of arms | |
Location of Maintal within Main-Kinzig-Kreis district   | |
  Maintal  Maintal | |
| Coordinates: 50°09′N 08°50′E / 50.150°N 8.833°ECoordinates: 50°09′N 08°50′E / 50.150°N 8.833°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Hesse |
| Admin. region | Darmstadt |
| District | Main-Kinzig-Kreis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2015–21) | Monika Böttcher[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32.4 km2 (12.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 100 m (300 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 39,307 |
| • Density | 1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 63477 |
| Dialling codes | 06181, 06109 (Bischofsheim) |
| Vehicle registration | MKK |
| Website | www.maintal.de |
GeographyEdit
Neighbouring placesEdit
The neighbouring countries of Maintal are Niederdorfelden and Schöneck in the north, the city of Hanau in the East, Mühlheim am Main and Offenbach am Main on the other bank of the river Main as well as Frankfurt am Main in the west.
Division of the townEdit
Maintal consists of the four districts Dörnigheim, Bischofsheim, Hochstadt (seat of city-administration) and Wachenbuchen.
HistoryEdit
The city was artificially created in 1974 in the course of the Hessian administration reform by merging the city of Dörnigheim (now Maintal's biggest district) with the nearby towns of Bischofsheim, Hochstadt and Wachenbuchen.
EconomyEdit
TransportEdit
Maintal is connected with Hanau and Frankfurt by the so-called nordmainische Eisenbahn (northern Main railway) and has two stations (Maintal-West in Bischofsheim near the Main river and Maintal-East in Dörnigheim)
Two ferries cross the Main to the left, or south, bank. The Rumpenheim Ferry links Bischofsheim with Rumpenheim, whilst the Maintal-Dörnigheim Ferry links Dörnigheim with Mühlheim am Main.
Twin towns – sister citiesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Direkt gewählte (Ober-) Bürgermeister/-innen der hessischen Städte und Gemeinden, accessed 6 July 2021.
- ^ "Bevölkerung in Hessen am 31.12.2020 nach Gemeinden". Hessisches Statistisches Landesamt (in German). June 2021.
- ^ "Partnerstädte". maintal.de (in German). Maintal. Retrieved 2021-02-23.
External linksEdit
- Official website
(in German) - Maintal at Curlie
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